Yes, I watched the original special when it first aired. Most of the books from this list I read back in high school. I voted for Anne of Green Gables, but where is Little House on the Prairie? I would've voted for that series. I question the Twilight and Hunger Games series, but I'm sure they're trying to appeal to younger readers. I admit I have read those too! When they came out with the list, I decided to check out A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. That was a very interesting book, highly recommend!
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I was actually really bummed by this list. So many fantastic books are missing and many less than great books are included.
Book lists have forever freaked me out because inevitably you end up feeling bad that you haven't read more.
I finally finished that book this year after starting and stopping it several times since I was younger. I don't usually read fiction anymore, and I think the reason I finished it this time is I connected with/was ready for the story in a new way being an adult in our current times. So much about it rang so true- the lack of high paying work, the pipedream Californian homestead, even being priced out of your own hometown. It really is a stupendous book. Maybe it resonated with my depression, but I just kept nodding my head!
